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Imperfect Sustainable lifestyle with Charlotte Vandaele

Meet Charlotte Vandaele, a captivating personality known for her commitment to ethical fashion, beauty, and interior design. Her vibrant social media presence showcases her passion for these are...

Green Friday 2023: Embracing Sustainability Over Black Friday Madness

Black Friday has to be canceled — that’s what we’ve been recently hearing from many environmentalists and sustainable businesses alike. But does it? Or should we simply look for alternatives tha...

Raincoat Shopping Made Easy - How To Choose A Perfect Fit

We constantly get your questions about the sizes of our raincoats and what body shapes they are best suited for, so we gathered some tips for you to consider before making a purchase of your dre...

Ducktail Rainwear Story: A Journey Towards Ethical and Conscious Fashion

Like every remarkable journey, the story of "Ducktail Rainwear" had its humble beginning. This blog post aims to chronicle the brand's journey, its triumphs and challenges, and to share its valu...

How to choose a dog's raincoat?

Dog's raincoat is a great way to keep your furry friend dry and comfortable during rainy weather. However, with so many options available on the market, it can be difficult to know which o...

Inspiration behind the award-winning MARILA raincoat

At the end of each year, we naturally start to reflect on the year passed – have we done enough, have we achieved our goals, how does it look like in perspective? Our year here at Ducktail...

How to stay fashionable and seen with safety reflectors?

As the days are getting longer and we have less and less of the bright time during the day, we thought it was time to talk about the safety reflectors and reflective parts on your clothing...

5 Health Benefits of Walking Daily

Being outdoors and spending time in nature is one of our core values here at Ducktail. With our raincoats we go miles and miles of walks all year long and this is what keeps us full of ene...

In the outdoors with Marius Karlonas, an ornithologist, book author and nature tour guide

Yet another inspiring interview with a man absolutely in love with nature. Meet ornithologist, book author and birdwatching tour guide Marius Karlonas! Hi, Marius, before we start th...

What Is Lagom – Exploring The Swedish Concept Of Lifestyle

We’ve been talking (and still do) quite a lot about ‘hygge’ (the Danish concept of coziness). Lagom was called “the new hygge” when it first popped up on the lifestyle scene. The word Lago...

What Is Slow Travelling And Why Is It So Important?

In a fast-paced world, every concept with a word “slow” in it naturally suggests more mindfulness, a better understanding and a pursuit to enjoy this very moment we are in right now. Just ...

What is Plastic-Free July - 5 Easy Ways to Participate

Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. From hu...

Different ways to style a raincoat with wardrobe basics

If you feel intrigued by all these little design details on the Marila raincoat – we have some styling ideas for you. It’s actually really easy to dress it up or down and play around with ...

Gratefulness Practise – Why Is It Important And How To Bring More Gratitude In Your Life?

What is gratefulness practice? Gratefulness practice is one of the most powerful forms of practicing mindfulness in your life. Just like with self-love the positive effects are nearly e...

What Is Shinrin-Yoku – Exploring The Japanese Practise Of Forest Bathing

Never have we been so far from being merged with the natural world. By 2050, 66% of the world’s population is projected to live in cities. Despite these gloomy prospects, even a small amou...

In the outdoors with Marius Čepulis, a wildlife and landscape photographer

Our Ducktail Rainwear team always encourages the reader to be more mindful of our impact on nature and its’ surroundings. And there’s no better way to gain more knowledge about this topic ...

4 Practical Reasons Why You Should Get A Tote Bag

Tote bags have become so common in our society during the last decade, we don’t even notice them anymore. Although, if you took a closer look, you’d see people with these bags everywhere -...

Spring Cleaning: 4 Easy Tips On How To Clean Your Closet

Spring cleaning is something we all do in one way or another – whether it’s at the end of winter or just before Easter. Although our blog post is about cleaning up your wardrobe, let’s tak...

7 Meaningful Podcasts To Inspire Self-Love

The consumption of podcasts continues to grow globally. It is a great way for creators to communicate directly with an unlimited number of listeners. Among the main reasons for the growth ...

Sustainable Christmas Shopping – 6 Tips For A Memorable Christmas Gift

Every year more and more people become conscious about the consumerist culture and aim to be more sustainable. If sustainability is really a trend, we truly believe it’s a good one! After ...

4 Easy Tips On How To Style A Raincoat

Let's get to styling Lots of times we've talked about the versatility of our raincoats - as a functional piece of clothing and also in ways to style them for different occasions. Today ...

Herbal Tea – 6 Types of Tea That Will Immediately Improve Your Health

Not really a tea Nothing screams “autumn” more than a cup of hot herbal tea. It’s the coziest thing to sit on a couch with your woolen socks on, watching a good movie and sipping this h...

Ducktail people: Justina Kreivė and her pregnancy story

Justina Kreivė and her pregnancy story One of our customers, Justina Kreive, is now a happy mother of a newborn. She lives in Norway and got her Grey City raincoat at the beginning of h...

Fall Essentials: How To Style Your Cozy Autumn Outfits

The fall season is here, so let’s get ready! Autumn gives an amazing experience of coziness - watching movies in the candlelight, wearing warm sweaters, and eating an apple pie right from ...

History of the raincoat

History of the raincoat We all have an idea of what the raincoat is today but do we ever wonder what is the history of a raincoat? How did it reach us through ages and many different sh...

8 Habits To Increase Your Happiness

We are pretty sure you’ve heard about the topic of the happy habits more than once. However, from our own experience, we loose the track of the good habits in our daily lives, filled with ...

Ducktail Rainwear: New SS21 Collection

In the spring of 2021 the rainwear brand “Ducktail Rainwear“ celebrates its fifth birthday by fully revamping its designs and products offered. Among many transformations there is the name...

The Most Beautiful Rainy Day Route In Our Amazing Vilnius

It’s a rainy day outside and we‘d like to invite you to a rain inspired walk around our beautiful capital Vilnius. This amazing city is located only 26 kilometers away from the center of E...

How Weather Conditions Affect Your Mood + Tips On How To Deal With It

Have you ever noticed the unexpected shift in your mood sometimes mirrors the changes in weather? When the sun is shining, we feel like we can do anything we want. However, as soon as clou...

Sustainability In Fashion: How We See It?

What is sustainable fashion? As described by WTVOX, sustainable fashion is a term used to describe activities, processes, and products employed by fashion actors in their attempt to shi...

How to take care of your raincoat?

Sustainability Sustainability is one of the main focuses in today’s fashion industry. We strive to create products that last and we encourage our customers to provide the right amount o...

Capsule Wardrobe – What Is It And How It Benefits?

Capsule wardrobe is getting more and more popular Like many things, the “capsule wardrobe” concept started as a very niche practice until it got popularized by Marie Kondo’s declutterin...

Raincoat in winter - Useful tips on winter wardrobe

Quite often our clients say they need one size bigger coat because they plan to wear the raincoat in winter with some extra layers underneath. This is why we decided to make a blog post fo...

Outerwear Fashion – What Is The Most Versatile Outerwear Piece?

Have you ever wondered what could be the most versatile piece of outerwear clothing in your closet? In this day and age capsule wardrobe forces us to answer this question. It all helps s...

How To Choose A Perfect Raincoat?

Whether you are a fashionista with a mountain-sized wardrobe or a minimalist, a quality rain jacket must be one of your staple items. Let’s say, you’ve decided to take a plunge and buy one, bu...

Meet the soul of our brand. Interview with our founder Vigita

What is your background? Any relation with design from the young age? Growing up I spent a lot of time at the art school where I studied different types of art for seven years. Even though ...